Two SouthCoast students picked for "Totally Patriots"

Two SouthCoast students scored touchdowns in the New England Patriots' Totally Patriots Totally Talent Search, a contest to choose hosts for the fall season of the Totally Patriots television show.

Hollis Moran of Lakeville and Alyssa Riley of Westport — both students at Curry College in Milton — will join six other winners to host the show geared for high school and college-age fans.

“I want to get into sports newscasting. My dream is to someday be on ESPN,” said Moran, a 20 year-old communications major.

Riley is going into her senior year at Curry and is majoring in television production with a focus on sportscasting.

“I've actually never seen the show so I am going to have to watch it on You Tube to see what it is all about ... This is such a cool opportunity for someone still in college to get,” said Riley.

According to Totally Patriots Executive Producer Matt Smith, the show is designed to appeal to the “next generation of Patriots fans” and chooses several young hosts each season to interview players.

Earlier this month, 70 students tried out in front of a panel that included Patriots players Rob Meyers and George Bussey.

Twenty-five finalists were announced last week.

“The eight people that were chosen were able to demonstrate their ability to think on their feet, memorize dialogue and give a clear, energetic performance in what was a pressure-packed audition,” said Smith. “They all have a baseline of ability that we can now work with.”

Other hosts include Alex Barth of Sharon, John Fosberry of Gloucester, Ashley Medeiros of Allston, Amanda Paglia of Newton, Tom Quinlan of Staten Island, NY, and Tyler Stanley of Nashua, NH.

Producers plan to have each person host at least two shows.

Smith expressed enthusiam about the show's fall time slot — Sunday at 11 a.m. on WBZ Channel 4 — saying that the half-hour program will reach viewers just as they are tuning in to watch the game.